Broom.



which the use of 'of Hennepin2 oNiTEDysrraTEs or, mNNnAPoLIs, MINNESOTA,

'.EIHEODRE H. BRO'WNl AND HOUGHTON BROWN,

ASSIGNORS F OIbUEl-II-IAII'J:` TO JAMES 1%. STEWART, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, THEoDoRE H. BROWN and HoUGH'roN BROWN, citizens of the United States, residents of Minneapolis, county State of Minnesota-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooms, of which the following ication.

the cost of manufacture of abroom and at the. same time add to, its strength and durability.

A further object is to provide a broom in wire for 'ofthe broom is entirely vdispensed with.

` AThe invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all

as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out 1n the claims. In the accompanying drawings forming Vpart of this specification, Figure l is a plan view of the blank-from which the cap for the head of the broom is formed, Fig. 2 isa similar view, showing the cap in its ywith the broom corn and the stick laid thereinXFig. 3 isa view showing the cap folded around the corn and secured. Fig. 4 isa similar view of the opposite side of the broom.

In the drawing, 2 represents a panel of .the blank on one side ofthe cap and 3 end flaps which arefolded along the lines 4 and 5 around the edges of the broom. The blank on each. side of the panel i'sprovided with diagonal slits 6v and 7 arranged in pairs and converging toward one another and intersecting the folds 4 and 5.- forming wings S on each side of the middle panel. These vwings are each recessed at 9 to fit around the stick 10 that is placed between them.

11 represents a bundle' of broom corn that is spread out fiat, smeared with a prep.-

aration of asphalt and laid upon the panel 2, as the first step in the operation' of making. the broom. The stick is then placed upon .the broom corn centrally with respect to the blank and the ends of the blank are then folded over upon one another around the broom corn. and drawn up sufficiently to grip the corn firmly. The overlapping sections 3 are then secured together Specication'of Letters Patent.

lacing the headr vbut do not confine ourselves to lsuch macorn and composed of a panel forming one by a suitable means, such as nails 12, driven through them and into the broom stick, and the wings 8 are Wrapped snugly around the head of the broom and secured in a similar manner. When these overlapping of the blank have vall been firmly secured, the broom is complete and ready for use, all without the use of thel'acing Wires usually employed in broom construction.

y Patented Fente, 191e. Application led November 18, 1915. Serial No. 62,139.

parts' A We prefer to provide a .metallic cap v13 on the end of the stick, 'coveringthe'joint between'the fiber wings and the surface of the stick. We also prefer to passrivets through the lower portion of the fiber 4cap which encircles the head of the broom for binding lit and the corn securely together. These rivets are preferably below theend -of the stick and substantially in line therewith.

The blank may be' made of suitable material, but preferably of a vulcanized of suitable gage,-capable of being folded to the desired form and being/extremely tough and tenacious, which will allow comparatively short bends to be formed therein without breaking or crackingand will also have sufficient body to retain the nailsor other fastening means which may be driven therethrough.

fiber We have found the asphaltum particu- ,i

larly suitable as a, binder for tbebroom corn,

terial, as any other substance having a similar function may be employed, if preferred.

We claim as our invention: y f1. Abroom having a stick -and a supply' of broom corn having a suitable binder, a cap encircling one end of the stick and the side of the cap, and flaps adapted to be folded ari-und the edges of the broom head and lapping by one another, said cap also. having wings formed thereon .fitting snugly around the broom stick and covering the head of the broom at its junction withthestick and means for securing said cap to the broom.

Y 2. A cap for a' broom having a stick, formed from a blank of suitable material/- having a central pane? and fiaps provided on cach side of said panel, sad blank havin converging slits at one end offeaid panel between it and said flaps forming a pair means Jfor securing their overlapping edges of wings, said panel forming one side o together. r

the broom cap and said flaps bein folded In witness whereof, we have hereunto around the edges of the broom to orrn the set our hands this 3rd day of November, l 5 cap on the other side thereo` and having 1915.

their `overlapping edges secured together,

said wings being folded around the head THEODORE H. BROWNJ of the broom and the stick and having HOUGHTON BROWN. 

